‘Alive after 11 billion years’: A dead galaxy is flashing eerie signals, defying science
Produced by: Manoj Kumar
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Ghostly Galaxy
An ancient galaxy, dead for billions of years, is suddenly flashing with mysterious radio bursts, defying cosmic expectations.
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Stellar Afterlife
A galaxy long past its star-forming days is inexplicably emitting powerful bursts of radio waves, hinting at an unknown celestial phenomenon.
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Flares from the Void
Fast radio bursts, usually tied to young, active galaxies, are now emerging from the outskirts of a galaxy thought to be lifeless.
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Cosmic Outlier
This newly detected radio burst is unlike anything seen before, coming from the dead edges of a galaxy where no new stars should exist.
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Dying Stars Collide
Scientists suspect the bursts may be caused by ancient stars crashing together or a white dwarf collapsing in a final cosmic act.
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Death’s Rebellion
The galaxy should be silent, but its unexpected radio signals suggest unknown processes might be reviving stellar activity.
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Galactic Echoes
Researchers are baffled by a deep-space signal that shouldn’t exist—evidence that dead galaxies may not be as lifeless as we thought.
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Signals from the Past
These fleeting, intense bursts could reveal new secrets about how galaxies evolve—or refuse to stay dead.
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Unfinished Story
Astronomers expected dead galaxies to remain silent, but this discovery suggests there’s more to their story than meets the eye.
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